The relationship between PTC taster status and taste thresholds in young adults

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 711-715

  Hong, Ju Hee ^a   Chung, Jin Woo ^a   Kim, Young Ku ^a   Chung, Sung Chang ^a   Lee, Sung Woo ^a   Kho, Hong Seop ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE SODIUM; PHENYLTHIOUREA; QUININE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STIMULUS; TASTE; TASTE ACUITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CITRIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PHENYLTHIOUREA; QUININE; SEX FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM GLUTAMATE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUCROSE; TASTE THRESHOLD;

EID: 19344369452     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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